Nurpurਨੁਰਪੁਰ

Where is Nurpur?

Nurpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Nurpur Bramahna gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031850, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 957 people in Nurpur: 513 men and 444 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 515 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 282 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.69 per cent and women at 55.01 per cent. The census recorded 423 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 136, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 21 cultivators on their own land. A further 158 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nurpur's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 142 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 24 cultivators and 179 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Nurpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaharpur, Rampur, Haluwal and Bhulewal Gujran.

What is the population of Nurpur?

The population of Nurpur was 957 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nurpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nurpur has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.